Abstract
Narratives of genuine honesty are like lamps which can show clearly one’s previous life and can be pathways for other people’s recovery. Realization of the impact of addiction in a sibling’s life can be a torch for other siblings’ recovery. It can help them articulate the specific ways in which a siblings’ addiction has impacted their lives. The aim of this research was to explicate the experience of a female sibling who has lived through the trauma of family addiction in order to identify the key constituent elements of her lived experience. Five key themes can be identified in the following narrative